House Speaker Allen West?

1/3/13 1:36 PM EST

Seems a few Republicans wanted to bring Allen West, the Florida Republican congressman who served one term before losing a tight race in November, back to Washington as speaker of the House.

Reps. Paul Broun (R-Ga.) and Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) voted for West during the roll call of lawmakers to elect a House speaker for the 113th Congress on Thursday.

Currently serving in the U.S. House isn’t a requirement for being elected speaker, so West was an eligible – if unlikely – candidate.

Some other non-members also received votes as lawmakers sought to avoid voting for John Boehner or Nancy Pelosi.

Colin Powell, the former general and secretary of State, received a vote from Rep. Jim Cooper (D-Tenn.). And David Walker, the former U.S. comptroller general once talked about as a third-party presidential candidate, got support from Rep. Walter Jones (R-N.C.).